July 3, 2005
siena city square
siena city square
Originally uploaded by arcanegazebo.
Yesterday the city of Siena held a traditional horse race around this square; it's a competition between the various sections of the city. Today the winners were celebrating, wearing their section's colors around town.
Posted by Arcane Gazebo at July 3, 2005 6:12 AM | Tags:Comments
This is the famous "Il Palio," right? There is a restaurant in New York City called Il Palio, and the walls bear a mural depicting the race.
Posted by: Dad | July 3, 2005 9:04 AMBtw, today's Doonesbury is about bloggers. I tried to send you the link but in case I garbaged it, you may want to try to find it online.
Posted by: Dad | July 3, 2005 10:49 AMThat's right. The name was slipping my mind for some reason when I was writing the post. I blame the antihystemines.
In case anyone else is curious, the Doonesbury strip is here.
Posted by: Arcane Gazebo | July 3, 2005 11:26 AM